Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
travelful 
Not sure how long I'll keep this up. It's a very tough list to make, and it is certainly inconsistent with my yearly charts. Basically this is just currently what 100 albums I would keep (and in a rough order) if I could only keep 100 albums. Trying not to think too hard about number scores for each.
- Chart updated: 01/06/2026 01:15
- (Created: 12/25/2025 03:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Art rock x Art pop
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
2016
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15,163
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Blues Rock x Psychedelic Rock
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
1967
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21,492
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Pop Rock x Psychedelic Pop
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,321
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Country x Americana x Red Dirt
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
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Pop Rock x Psychedelic Pop
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
14,832
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Indie Folk
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
11,026
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7. (=)
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Pop Rap
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
22,657
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Alternative Rock
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
1995
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28,885
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Shoe Gaze x Noise Pop
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
1991
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28,336
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Progressive Rock x Art Rock
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2025]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,511
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2020s | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Beach House | 3 | 3% | |
| Zach Bryan | 3 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| The Doors | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 94th to 95thPurgatory by Tyler Childers |
| Down 1 from 95th to 96thDescendants Of Cain by Ka |
| Down 1 from 96th to 97thStraight, No Chaser by Thelonious Monk |
| New entries |
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| The Stranger by Billy Joel |
| Leavers |
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| Breakfast In America by Supertramp |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/28/2025 18:51 |  Repo | 563 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2025 18:26 |  Rhyner | 1,450 | 99/100 |
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From Repo 12/28/2025 18:51 | #312355
Repo 12/28/2025 18:51 | #312355
I like your criteria for inclusion! 100 would be sooo hard!
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